Local servicesHospitalPrudhoe Hospital Team C2.6 miGP surgeryBranch End Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistLynwood Prudhoe2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBroomley First Schoolages 5-9, 99 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMickley First Schoolages 2-9, 61 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOvingham Middle Schoolages 9-13, 344 pupils1.8 miCollegeDerwentside College7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Newcastle Upon Tyne11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL11 miRailway stationStocksfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationWinlaton7.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays18 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE43 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NE43 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:28 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:30 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,759 residentsin the Stocksfield, Riding Mill & Corbridge census areaMedian age 55.33,976 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,732 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C712 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSalmon Lochlake · under a mileGreen Hillhill · under a mileWinter Hillhill · under a mileBullion Hillshills · under a milePike Hillmountain · 2.9 miWallockbirk Denevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStocksfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 37 haJoiners Nature Parkpark · 1.4 miVillage Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 2 haThe Spinneypark · 2.6 miHighfield Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197939 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
